Restoration of "The True Vine" at the Gil Studios, Brooklyn

The Restored True Vine

March 12, 2006
The Rededication of the True Vine takes place
during the opening of the Holy Eucharist,
Bishop Vicar of New York E Don Taylor, Celebrant

The procession stops at the True Vine window
Bishop
I will make your windows of agates,
and all your borders of pleasant stones.
You, O Lord, are the Vine, and we are the branches.

People
Those who abide in you and bear much fruit,
because apart from you we can do nothing.

Bishop
Let us pray. O Lord God, the whole world is filled with the radiance of your glory: Accept our offering of this window which we now rededicate to you for the adornment of this place and the inspiration of your people. Grant that as the light shines through it in many colors, so our lives may show forth the beauty of your manifold gifts of grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The True Vine
in memory of Hugh Nesbitt Camp 1827-1895
Tiffany Stained Glass and Decorating Co., 1895
Restored in 2005 by The Gil Studio
Rededicated March 12, 2006

Restoration of this window was made possible
by a grant from
the New York Landmarks Conservancy
Sacred Sites Program,
through funds made available
by the Tiffany & Co. Foundation.

Additional contributors included

Viola Adams
Stephen Kola Ajasin
Sarah Applewhite
Pearline Bashford
Olga Bennett
Russell John Boney
Michaeline Branker
Walden Brown
Ira GE Butler
Sophronia G Camp
John McKesson Camp
Sadie Campbell
Raquel Swarton-Davis
Giles & Raquel Davis
Elizabeth Driscoll
Hyacinth G Edwards
Mildred R Francis
Michael Tull & Barbara Haller
Tobias S Haller BSG
The Women of Saint James

The Men of Saint James
G Oliver Koppell
Verna H Lewis
Paul Longsworth
M Carl Lunden
Eilene Marshall
Sharee A Melton
Florence Morgan
Ann D Morrison
Diamond Ojada
Victoria Okai
Georgina Sekyi
Margaret M Semancick
Monica L Stewart
James Teets BSG
A Cortney Thornhill
Otilia Thornhill
Cornelio Thornhill
Raquel Waller
Pelham & Claudette Warner

Memorial Gifts were received in memory of

Mervis Aarons
Dela Adadevoh
Joseph and Florence Ajasin
Elizabeth Yarkor Akuetteh
Allan Bashford
John Corbett
Riley (Kenneth) A Francis

Juanita Epps Garrett
William Tobias & Mary Louise Haller
Sarah Lee
Arthur Morgan
Lt Col B T Okai
John Thomas
Wilfred Warner

and in thanksgiving for the Baptisms of

Lindsey Nicole Joseph
Keith Villanueva Jr

Saint James Fordham is grateful for the help it received in restoring this beautiful window. We still need your help to meet the challenges of other repairs to our beautiful church, in our effort to preserve our part of the “heritage as we have today,” in our corner of the Bronx. Please be generous and help this congregation preserve the precious testimony entrusted to us for the benefit of the community and for future generations, through our continued Ezra Fund devoted to the full interior and exterior restoration of this landmark church.

Name

Address

I want to support Saint James Church’s “Ezra Project ” with my tax-deductible contribution of

[] $100

[] $250

[] $500

[] $1,000

[] more:

I would like this gift to be recorded as a memorial or thanksgiving for:

Saint James Church Fordham
2500 Jerome Avenue
The Bronx NY 10468

The procession stops at the True Vine window Bishop I will make your windows of agates, and all your borders of pleasant stones. You, O Lord, are the Vine, and we are the branches. People Those who abide in you and bear much fruit, because apart from you we can do nothing. Bishop Let us pray. O Lord God, the whole world is filled with the radiance of your glory: Accept our offering of this window which we now rededicate to you for the adornment of this place and the inspiration of your people. Grant that as the light shines through it in many colors, so our lives may show forth the beauty of your manifold gifts of grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.



		The True Vine in memory of Hugh Nesbitt Camp 1827-1895 Tiffany Stained Glass and Decorating Co., 1895 Restored in 2005 by The Gil Studio Rededicated March 12, 2006 Restoration of this window was made possible by a grant from the New York Landmarks Conservancy Sacred Sites Program, through funds made available by the Tiffany & Co. Foundation.
Additional contributors included
Viola Adams Stephen Kola Ajasin Sarah Applewhite Pearline Bashford Olga Bennett Russell John Boney Michaeline Branker Walden Brown Ira GE Butler Sophronia G Camp John McKesson Camp Sadie Campbell Raquel Swarton-Davis Giles & Raquel Davis Elizabeth Driscoll Hyacinth G Edwards Mildred R Francis Michael Tull & Barbara Haller Tobias S Haller BSG The Women of Saint James	The Men of Saint James G Oliver Koppell Verna H Lewis Paul Longsworth M Carl Lunden Eilene Marshall Sharee A Melton Florence Morgan Ann D Morrison Diamond Ojada Victoria Okai Georgina Sekyi Margaret M Semancick Monica L Stewart James Teets BSG A Cortney Thornhill Otilia Thornhill Cornelio Thornhill Raquel Waller Pelham & Claudette Warner
Memorial Gifts were received in memory of
Mervis Aarons Dela Adadevoh Joseph and Florence Ajasin Elizabeth Yarkor Akuetteh Allan Bashford John Corbett Riley (Kenneth) A Francis	Juanita Epps Garrett William Tobias & Mary Louise Haller Sarah Lee Arthur Morgan Lt Col B T Okai John Thomas Wilfred Warner
and in thanksgiving for the Baptisms of
Lindsey Nicole Joseph Keith Villanueva Jr